The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-12-02
West Side.


West Side.
Miss Caddie Steele of St. Johns
visited with Miss Allie Brooks few
days last week.
Mrs. Freeman Shelton was taken
quite i'll Wednesday night, but was
reported better Thursday.
Two happy fathers-Abraham Col.
Inns and Martin Krause-cause-a
big baby girl at the home Of each.
VIM. Burhans left the city Monday
morning for Dubuque, Iowa, where
he will probably spend the winter.
The Misses Mary and Hattie Mar
shall of Ovid. and Charles and Miss
Emma RUude of Otisville, visited
with Mrs. M. c. Hubbell last week
Samuel Sharpsteen is now engaged
in photography at Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Sharpsteen is still in Owosso
visiting at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Wood.
Miss Zllla Mountford of Blenheim.
Ont. accompanied DR.. Arnold on
his return from his Canadian trip and
will visit during the winter at the
Arnold home on Main st.
C. L. Putt has returned to Banis-
ter and accepted the position OF
station agent on the L. & A. r. r.
r. S. Knight takes Mr.. Puts position
as baggage master at the Junction.
We were in error last week in say
ing that ten pound boy had arrived
at the home of Fred Cute. Martin
has just claim to the fatherhood. Fred
took the error sadly to heart. 1t was
an unkind cut at a confirmed bach
elor(?)
Mrs. Wellington White was in at
tendance at a joint meeting OF the
Shiawassee association of the Woman's
Missionary society and Sunday School
institute held at Okemus Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week. Mrs.
White presented report of the
Woman's Home Missionary society.
After careful examination it was
concluded necessary 10 ampTtate the
diseased right limb of Mrs. VIM.
Meyers IN which a canCerous tumor Of
many m.nths growth had formed land
for consultation relative to it DR..
Arnold took Mrs. Meyers to Detroit.
DR.. McGraw of the Detroit Medical
college amputated the member and
the lady is rapidly improving in gen.
eral health at St. Mary's hospital,
Detroit.
DEATH.-At Sis Wednesday morn.
ing, Nov. 80, Mrs. Perry Comstock
after lingering and painful illness,
passed away to join the great ma
jority. She was the daughter OF Rev.
Edward Gould, and was born in the
year 1894 in St. Lawrence county,
New York. From her home in the
east she removed to Tecumseh, Mich,
and was married in 1859 to Perry
Comstock, who survives her. From
Tecumseh a few years residence was
spent at Adrian till 800, when Mr..
Comstock moved TO Shiawassee coun-
ty and settled in the township OF
Rush, where they resided IS years.
Three years ago they moved into
their present home, on Cedar
street this city. Three sisters survive
her--Mrs. Oscar Wells, of this city;
Mrs. Bailey, Of Grand Rapids, and
Mrs. Fenton. of Lansing. Mrs. Com
stock, by the many noble qualities
that entered into her life, drew around
her large circle Of warm friends. who
were ever ready with kind hands to
alleviate the sufferings attendant upon
her long illness. She was Christian
woman, a member in cool standing
Of the NJ. +. church of this city. The
funeral will occur FRIDAY at p. M
at the house, Rev. c. B Spencer off
ciaung.
Her suffering ended with the day,
Yet lived she mt its close.
And breathed the long. long night away
In statute.like repose.
But when the sun, In all his state,
Illumined the eastern skies,
She passed through glory's morning gate
And walked in Paradise"
GILMAN.
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